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Wines By The Glass 5oz Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, Champagne $23 Sparkling Rosé Santa Margherita Brut, Trentino-Adige $21 Chardonnay Sea Sun, Santa Barbara CA $16 Chardonnay Antinori ‘Bramito’, Umbria $17 Pinot Grigio Donini, Veneto $13 Sauvignon Blanc Villa Maria Private Bin, Marlborough NZ $14 Riesling Hooked, Mosel $14 Moscato Tintero Gramela Moscato d’Asti, Piedmont $12 Rosé Coutale Malbec, France $13 Super Tuscan Arcanum Il Fauno, Tuscany $25 Nerello Mascalese Tornatore ‘Etna Rosso’, Sicily $16 Nero d’Avola Blend Corvo, Sicily $14 Chianti Castiglioni Frescobaldi, Tuscany $15 Cabernet Sauvignon Bonanza, Napa Valley $17 Super Cab Blend Stags Leap Wine Cellars, ‘Hands of Time’ $24 Merlot Ancient Peaks, Paso Robles $15 Pinot Noir Meiomi, Monterey $16 Champagne and Sparkling Wine Dom Perignon Rosé Champagne $699 Krug Grande Cuvée MV 166th edition Champagne $379 Dom Perignon Prestige Cuvée Champagne $289 Ruinart Blanc de Blanc Champagne $179 Veuve Clicquot Brut Rosé Champagne $149 Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut Champagne $139 Ferghettina Franciacorta Cuvée Brut Lombardy $129 Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Reserve Champagne $109 Santa Margherita Brut Rosé Trentino-Adige $99 Ferrari Brut Trentino-Alto Adige $89 Roederer Estate Brut Anderson Valley $69 Canella Prosecco di Conegliano Veneto $65 Maschio Veneto $55 White Wines of Italy Chardonnay Querciabella ‘Batar’ (Biodynamically grown grapes) Tuscany $149 Antinori Cervaro della Sala Umbria $119 Planeta Sicily $99 Frescobaldi ‘Pomino’ Tuscany $79 Antinori Castello della Sala ‘Bramito’ Umbria $59 Pinot Grigio Jermann Friuli-Venezia Giulia $79 La Viarte Friuli-Venezia Giulia $75 Cantina Terlan Trentino-Alto Adige $69 Banfi San Angelo Tuscany $69 Zaccagnini Abruzzo $59 Donini Delle Venezie $45 Indigenous and Other CompellingItalian Whites Feudi di San Gregorio, Campania Greco di tufo $75 Donafugata Anthilia, Sicily Catarratto $65 Planeta La Segreta Bianco, Sicily Fiano $55 Mandrarossa, Sicily Fiano $49 Tintero Gramelo Moscato d’Asti, Piedmont Moscato $49 “In Italy food is always served with wine and my belief is that wine should ideally be an extension of the plate as an accompaniment to what you are eating. So here at Taormina, we have assembled a sampling of the best wines to match the flavors and textures of our menu. Please let us know if you have any questions so that we may best find something that suits your palate. What wine will you be ordering with your meal? Salut!” - Roberto Viernes, Master Sommelier California Chardonnay and White Burgundy Louis Latour Montrachet Grand Cru 2009 Burgundy $599 Bouchard Pere et Fils Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2016 Burgundy $288 Tyler ‘Sanford & Benedict Vineyard’ Santa Rita Hills $119 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars ‘Karia’ Napa Valley $99 Bouchard Pere et Fils ‘Pouilly Fuisse Burgundy $89 Patz & Hall Sonoma coast $85 Trefethen Napa Valley $79 William Fevre Chablis $75 Sea Sun Santa Barbara $69 Sauvignon Blanc Kenzo Estate ‘Asatsuyu’ Napa Valley $149 Illumination Napa Valley $99 Jolivet Sancerre Loire Valley $75 Les Deux Tours Loire Valley $69 Villa Maria Marlborough NZ $49 Pinot Grigio Elk Cove Willamette Valley $65 Luna Vineyards Napa Valley $55 Riesling and Blends JJ Christoffel Urziger Wurzgarten Kabinett (Sweeter) Mosel $69 Hooked Mosel $59 Conundrum Napa Valley $49 Red Wines of Italy Sicily Santa Maria Calmarossa Nerello Mascalese $149 Planeta ‘Santa Cecilia’ Nero d’Avola $99 Masseria Setteporte ‘Etna Rosso’ Nerello Mascalese $89 Zisola Nero d’Avola $79 Duca di Salaparuta Passo Delle Mule Nero d’Avola $75 Tornatore ‘Etna Rosso’ Nerello Mascalese $69 Corvo Nero d’Avola, Merlot $59 Tenuta Ibidini Nero d’Avola $49 Tuscany - Brunello & Chianti Ciacci Piccolomini Brunello di Montalcino Brunello (Sangiovese) $239 Luce Brunello di Montalcino Brunello (Sangiovese) $209 Gaja Brunello di Montalcino Brunello (Sangiovese) $199 Antinori ‘Pian Delle Vigne’ Brunello di Montalcino Brunello (Sangiovese) $179 Col d’Orcia Brunello di Montalcino Brunello (Sangiovese) $129 Antinori Marchesi Chianti Classico Riserva Sangiovese Blend $95 Val di Suga Rosso di Montalcino Brunello (Sangiovese) $89 Querciabella Classico (Biodynamically grown grapes) Sangiovese Blend $79 Banfi Chianti Classico Riserva Sangiovese $69 Castiglioni Frescobaldi Sangiovese Blend $65 Super Tuscans Antinori ‘Solaia’ 2014 Cab Sauv, Merlot, Cab Franc $479 Antinori ‘Tignanello’ Sangiovese, Cab Sauv $245 Luce ‘Della Vite’ Sangiovese, Merlot $229 Banfi ‘Summus’ Sangiovese, Cab Sauv, Syrah $129 Arcanum Il Fauno Merlot, Cab Franc, Cab Sauv $99 Querciabella ‘Mongrana’ Sangiovese, Merlot, Cab Sauv $79 Tenuta Il Ghizzano ‘Il Ghizzano’ (Organic grapes) Sangiovese, Merlot $65 Veneto- Amarone and Valpolicella Giuseppe Quintarelli Amarone 2003 Corvina, Rondinella $899 Bertani Amarone 2008 Corvina, Rondinella $219 Righetti Amarone ‘Roari’ Corvina, Molinara, Rondinella $89 Bertani Valpolicella Corvina, Molinara, Rondinella $65 Piedmont - Barolo & Barbaresco La Spinetta Barbaresco ‘Starderi’ 2007 Nebbiolo $329 Fontanafredda Barolo ‘La Rosa’ Nebbiolo $229 Produttori Barbaresco Nebbiolo $159 Pio Cesare Barolo Nebbiolo $159 Oddero Barolo Nebbiolo $135 Prunotto Barbaresco Nebbiolo $129 Benevelli Langhe Nebbiolo Nebbiolo $89 Ebbio Langhe Nebbiolo Nebbiolo $85 Other Delicious Red Wines Pinot Noir and Red Burgundy Perrot Minot Chambertin Clos de Beze, Grand Cru 2014 Burgundy $799 Meo Camuzet Clos de Vougeot Burgundy $599 Bouchard Echezeaux, Grand Cru 2016 Burgundy $349 Kosta Browne ‘Gap’s Crown’ Russian River $229 Morlet ‘En Famille’ Sonoma $199 Bouchard Pere et Fils ‘Chambolle-Musigny’ Burgundy $159 Fil by Master Sommelier Roberto Viernes Willamette Valley $119 Etude Carneros $109 Jermann ‘Red Angel’ Friuli-Venezia Giulia $99 Belle Glos ‘Las Alturas’ Santa Lucia Highlands $89 Costa de Oro ‘Gold Coast Vineyard’ Santa Maria Valley $79 Meiomi Monterey $65 Votre Sante California $49 Merlot Twomey (by Silver Oak) Napa Valley $115 Northstar Columbia Valley $79 Provenance Rutherford $65 Ancient Peaks Paso Robles $59 Paso Creek Paso Robles $49 Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux Blends Chateau Latour 1st Growth, Pauilllac 2007 Bordeaux $1,700 Chateau Margaux 1st Growth, Margaux 2006 Bordeaux $1,100 Chateau Cos d’Estournel, 2nd Growth, St Estephe 2009 Bordeaux $899 Colgin Estate Cariad 2014 Napa Valley $799 Opus One 2010 Napa Valley $739 Opus One 2015 Napa Valley $529 Joseph Phelps ‘Insignia’ Napa Valley $399 Kenzo Estate ‘Rindo’ Napa Valley $249 Darioush ‘Signature’ Napa Valley $209 Joseph Phelps Napa Valley $165 Caymus Napa Valley $155 Silver Oak Alexander Valley $149 Groth Family Napa Valley $139 Orin Swift ‘Palermo’ Napa Valley $129 Jordan Alexander Valley $124 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars ‘Artemis’ Napa Valley $119 Chateau de Pez Bordeaux $109 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars ‘Hands of Time’ Napa Valley $99 Justin Paso Robles $89 Intrinsic Columbia Valley $79 Bonanza Napa Valley $69 Shiraz, Syrah, Grenache & Zinfandel Betts & Scholl Hermitage Rhone, France $219 Mollydooker Shiraz ‘Carnival of Love’ McLaren Vale, Australia $139 Domaine Les Pallieres Gigondas 2008 Rhone, France $119 Piedlong Chateauneuf du Pape, France $95 Seghesio ‘Old Vines’ Zinfandel Sonoma, California $89 Qupe Syrah Central Coast, California $75 Layer Cake Shiraz South Eastern Australia $59 .
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